Sports names: Derek Jeter, Barry Bonds

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Updated 11:59 pm, Friday, November 30, 2012

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Former professional baseball player Barry Bonds arrives at Spike TV's "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only" at the Saban Theatre on November 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) less

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Former professional baseball player Barry Bonds arrives at Spike TV's "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only" at the Saban Theatre on November 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. ... more

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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter reacts as he stands at first base after hitting a single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Laffey during the third inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) less

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter reacts as he stands at first base after hitting a single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Laffey during the third inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 11, ... more

The all-time home run king probably will be shut out of the Hall of Fame in January, according to an Associated Press survey. The AP contacted 112 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who will vote on the ballot, and Bonds - along with Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa - failed to get 50 percent support. Candidates need 75 percent for election. "I'm not going to vote for anybody who has been tainted or associated with steroids," said MLB.com's Hal Bodley. Chronicle columnist Bruce Jenkins took the opposite view: "The Hall of Fame's 'character' clause should be stricken immediately, because it's far too late to turn Cooperstown into a church."

Derek Jeter

Despite his exalted status in the Bronx, the Yankees' shortstop is not above a low-blow headline in the New York Post. A photo of a slightly pudgy Jeter taken in Miami graced the back page of the tabloid Friday with the headline "Derek Eater." He was wearing a walking boot on his injured right ankle, but the Post was more interested in what was under his T-shirt. "Rehabbing Jeter takes fork in the road to recovery," the subhead joked. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com that he "saw that the picture said he was heavy. I can't tell you he is heavy."

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